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The EU has approved potential counter-tariffs on $109 billion of US goods if trade talks fail, escalating tensions. Experts warn of economic impacts and look to East Asia for stable partnerships.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador urges the U.S. to intensify efforts to curb drug and arms trafficking across the border, emphasizing mutual cooperation and respect for sovereignty.
India has proposed retaliatory duties at the WTO over U.S. auto tariffs, signaling rising trade tensions between the two nations.
China’s UN representative Fu Cong accuses the US of instigating the Iran nuclear crisis and urges a return to diplomatic negotiations to resolve tensions.
China’s envoy to the IAEA condemned the U.S. strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, calling it ‘egregious and unprecedented,’ urging dialogue to resolve the issue.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accuses the U.S. and Israel of crossing a ‘major red line’ by attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities, escalating tensions in the Middle East.
An Iranian official reports that only above-ground areas of the Fordow nuclear facility were damaged in a U.S. strike, and critical underground sections remain unharmed.
President Trump signs an order extending TikTok’s U.S. operations for 90 days, postponing the ban for the third time.
China urges the U.S. and its allies to stop misrepresenting facts on maritime issues, criticizing recent defense cooperation pledges that Beijing says escalate tensions in the East and South China Seas.
China expresses grave concerns over U.S. “Golden Dome” missile defense system, warning it could lead to space militarization and an arms race.